Here's how to get tickets for inaugural Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament

The first season of Big Ten ice hockey competition begins this fall, when Penn State joins Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin drop the puck.

View full sizePenn State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin will all compete in the new Big Ten ice hockey conference beginning this fall. The inaugural Big Ten men's hockey tournament will be held next March in St. Paul, Minn. Christine Baker | cbaker@pennlive.com

At the end of the campaign, the inaugural Big Ten men’s hockey tournament will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. On Tuesday, the conference announced ticket packages for the March 20-22, 2014 event will go on sale this coming Monday, March 25, at 11 a.m.

Here are more details from a Big Ten news release:

The tournament will feature all six teams in a single-elimination format. The tournament will consist of five games (two games on Thursday, March 20; two games on Friday, March 21; championship game on Saturday, March 22). All-Session Ticket Packages include one ticket to each of the five games of the tournament.

Thursday’s quarterfinals will feature the No. 3 seed facing the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed battling the No. 5 seed. The top two seeds will open tournament play in the Friday semifinals, with the No. 1 seed against either the No. 4 or 5 seed and the No. 2 seed facing the No. 3 or 6 seed. The championship game will be played on Saturday.